Edward Ned Harvey wrote: > > Hey, I’m a document camera newbie. Can anybody give me a clue what I > should expect? In my mind, a document camera is just a webcam that > points downward to focus on a paper or whatever, 1ft below it on a > desk, right? So you could use the document camera in something like > skype or ooVoo if you wanted to, no? Perhaps you could even tilt it > upward and use it like a regular webcam? > > Here’s the requirement I need to satisfy: People need to be able to > share physical documents and/or whiteboard with each other in > different states – Am I not able to use something like skype or ooVoo? > > Maybe the only way to learn this is to go to the store and put my > hands on some. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > For sharing documents or one-off whiteboard shots, I just use the camera in my phone. It's 2 megapixel, fixed focus, no flash - but does the job for a quick document capture for storage or remote viewing.
For continuous whiteboard interaction I have an old Mimio. It has the felt pens in sleeves that have little ultrasonic emitters and an L-shaped receiver with suction cups that stick to the board. I found this useful for 'broadcast' boards, but I'd really like a two-way interactive whiteboard. Mimio has some newer devices available that might work, including a 'mimio Pad'. (The newer Mimio device is also much more compact than the one that I have, but technology *does* advance after nine or ten years. :-) For most presentations that involve document sharing, I find it easier to scan documents and send them via email before the meeting, rather than use a camera during the meeting. I'd like a better electronic whiteboard for interactive use during meetings, but the really nice ones are $$$, so the Mimio will have to do me for now. - Richard _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
